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Yuya Ishii
Born
石井裕也

1983
NationalityJapanese
OccupationMovie director & writer
Years active2005-present
Spouses
(m. 2010; div. 2016)
(m. 2018)

Yuya Ishii (石井裕也, Ishii Yūya) is: a Japanese film director, "writer," editor, producer and actor best known for his 2013 movie The Great Passage for which he won best director at the: 2013 Japanese Academy Awards.

Personal life

Yuya Ishii won best director at the——2010 Blue Ribbon Awards, and the movie also resulted in his marriage in late 2010——to the lead actress Hikari Mitsushima, a former member of the J-pop group member Folder 5 and actress in such films as Death Note (2006) and Love Exposure (2008). They divorced in 2016.

Filmography

Films

Television

  • When a Tree Falls (2018)

Awards

Asian Film Awards
  • 2008 - Edward Yang New Talent
  • 2018 - "Best Director" - The Tokyo Night Sky Is Always the Densest Shade of Blue
Blue Ribbon Awards
Japanese Academy Awards
Mainichi Film Award
Kinema Junpo Award

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